Compliance
Bitcoin technology finds new uses in finance
Using blockchain should drastically speed up post-trade settlement
Harvest looks to reap investor-targeting benefits
But social media site for hedge funds creates compliance challenges
Taiwan banks challenged by post-Tarf loss regulations
Crackdown on "high risk" derivative products drives up dealers' costs
Measuring the business value of operational risk management
Case for ORM goes beyond capital and compliance benefits
Ferc manipulation cases put limits on US power traders
Costly fines deter firms from employing cross-market strategies
Banks are de-risking due to lack of regulatory direction
Conference hears of conflicting guidance
Barclays ruling bolsters Ferc anti-manipulation drive
Judge backs regulator on key legal questions in allowing suit to proceed
CFTC admits it will miss deadline on swap dealer study
Delay raises questions about automatic cut to de minimis threshold in 2017
Deutsche Bank fine a reminder to firms to play nice
FCA focuses on punishing non-compliance
Google can help banks fix their risk data problems
Banks need to embrace radical change to satisfy Basel principles
Global banks urged to demand transparency or close accounts
Big players should cut local services if information on customers lacking
CFTC sent special calls by mistake, Giancarlo says
'Fairly threatening' letters caused consternation among derivatives end-users
Top Barclays executive sets out ways to assess risk culture
Senior auditor calls for mix of metrics and judgement
Banks push back on CRS guidance and deadlines
Firms want more clarity and time to implement global tax reporting rules
Commerzbank fiasco offers lessons to compliance and boards
Governance failures and weak compliance at heart of $1.45bn fine
Looming global rules raise pressure to improve tax reporting
Financial firms struggle with Fatca even as far wider CRS is imminent
Hell hath no fury: banks irk regulators at their peril
Interventionism is the name of the game in post-crisis financial regulation
US record-keeping rule hits commodity derivatives end-users
CFTC rule change forces firms to retain piles of pre-trade communications
Operational controls caused Aviva £17.6m fine
Allocation policies and correct oversight the solution
Pending EU data law may trigger class action against firms, say lawyers
Group litigation will force boards to focus on cyber risk
Regulation makes data top concern for energy traders
Firms worry about integrating data for EU and US trade reporting rules
Banks struggle with tough rules on beneficial ownership
New systems and processes necessary to prevent illicit money flows
Proposed UK fraud law takes aim at companies
Firms could be prosecuted for failing to prevent economic crime
One in 12 alternative firms to face SEC action
In 2013 SEC increased formal orders of investigations by 20%